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[23] Eratosthenes next finds fault with the writers who fill their narrative with stories evidently feigned and impossible; some as mere fable, but others as history, which did not deserve mention. In the discussion of a subject like his, he should not have wasted his time about such trifles. Such is the way in which this writer completes the First Book of his Memoirs.
The Geography of Strabo. Literally translated, with notes, in three volumes. London. George Bell & Sons. 1903.
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Rex Huppke is a columnist for the Chicago Tribune. Follow him on Twitter @RexHuppke.
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Is Free Wi-Fi Dangerous?
If you take a laptop out into the world, you've probably seen the notification saying "Wireless Network Detected." Free hotspots are not uncommon in coffee shops, hotels, airports, and other public locations, There are some things to know before you simply hop on an unfamiliar wireless network.
Sometimes it is Stealing
For public places that offer free Wi-Fi hotspots this is a different story, but sneaking on an unsecure home Wi-Fi network is technically illegal. Granted, it's the owner's fault for not applying security to their network, but that's a whole different topic.
It Could Open You Up To Attack
Public hotspots at coffee shops and hotels are a huge convenience, letting you get work done while on the go. The downside is it does add your computer to an unsecure network for the length of your visit. This makes you a fairly easy target for cyber criminals who can spy on your communications, steal passwords, credit card information, and other data that you are sending over the wireless network. On top of that, you can pick up malware which degrades the performance of your computer and can leave you vulnerable long after you disconnect from the public hotspot.
How to Avoid Being Vulnerable
Although the safest way to avoid the dangers of unsecure wireless networks is to not connect to them, when on the road or in a pinch, they are extremely convenient. Ensuring your Windows updates are up to date as well as your antivirus is a good start. Some hotspots require you to pay or request access. Often these have some additional security measures in place to keep you safe. If you have a smart phone with a data plan, look into tethering it to your laptop. You can pull your phone's internet connection securely and use that; giving you your own personal connection.
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This is a little about me and my hobby which I am so passionate about at times, well all the time really.
Rainy Sunday
A few white aliums, freesia and lysanthus and elephant grass, sitting in my creamy white jug on my mantle, they make me smile.
Hope you are having a good Sunday.
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- wiewiórka said...
Lovely flowers :) Those aliums are so beautiful - I have purple one in my garden, but those white seems to be so fragile...
greetings from Poland :) - 1:39 pm
- Jane said...
Those flowers are so pretty and bring a smile to my face just looking at them! Thanks for showing and as always, beautiful photos. :))
- 2:06 pm
- Charlene ♥ SC said...
I always enjoy your lovely photos and beautiful stitching!
- 2:36 pm
- Christine said...
They're beautiful Su. I love fressias
- 2:39 pm
- April Mechelle said...
They are so pretty. Thanks for sharing them.
- 3:23 pm
- Nancy said...
Oh how pretty! I can understand why they make you smile!
- 3:53 pm
- Jennifer said...
Beautiful flowers! Thanks for sharing and brightening my day....
Feathers in the Nest - 4:24 pm
- Gillie said...
Something I forget to do is buy flowers but am always cheered when I do (you'd think I would catch on, wouldn't you?)! Cloudy here in the Midwest so very nice to see!
- 4:24 pm
- JOLENE said...
Gorgeous!!! If I was getting married soon, I think these would make great wedding flowers! Love those aliums, mine are purple, now I need to find white ones to plant. Smiles....
- 6:02 pm
- Patti said...
Really lovely flowers. I love the way Freesia scents the room and the look of both the Lysantus and Elephant Grass. Always gives bulk to the Freesias but never overpowers them.
Hugs - 6:29 pm
- Carol R said...
Beautiful flowers - we've had sunshine today but it's trying to rain now!
- 6:42 pm
- Susan said...
Very pretty, Su, and what a lovely photograph!
- 10:32 pm
- Karan said...
Beautiful flowers. They'd make me smile too. :0)
- 10:08 pm
- Karan said...
Beautiful flowers. They'd make me smile too. :0)
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During summer, temperatures get quite hot (sometimes uncomfortably so) in Jordan, so it's best to avoid traveling to the country from June through August unless you can stand the heat. Winters, by contrast, can get pretty cold in some parts of Jordan. The most popular seasons for travel to Jordan are spring and fall, when temperatures are moderate; to steer clear of crowds, avoid heading to Jordan in these seasons and consider a summer or winter trip.
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After nearly three years, Northeast Portland's Grain & Gristle, the first restaurant from Old Salt Marketplace owners Ben Meyer, Marcus Hoover and Alex Ganum, has developed a rich patina. Flannel-clad elbows have polished its wood bar; age has tempered its exposed beams; the regulars are accustomed to the sign-up seating (and can't get enough of the absurdly affordable food). This perfectly Portland pub seemed bound to do well in almost any neighborhood.
Open the swinging glass door on Northeast 42nd Avenue most evenings and you'll find a crowd signed up and waiting next to two rooms -- a darkened deli case on one side, a dark-wood bar on the other -- split by a two-by-four-framed wall. About 40 seats, some stools, some booths, some barrel chairs, surround the bar and wrap around into the deli. Jars of pickles line the walls. The look is raw, rustic, old-timey; the restaurant as conceived by Mumford and his sons.
The tent pole in this revival is Old Salt's supper house, the restaurant where chef Timothy Wastell ventures a broad-reaching American cuisine built on house-butchered meat and micro-seasonal vegetables. The throwback theme continues in the kitchen, where much of the food is cooked on an open hearth. (Given Wastell's pedigree, including a turn at the intimate Northeast Portland Italian restaurant D.O.C., it shouldn't be surprising that hidden among the more rustic fare are goose down-nubs of ricotta gnocchi in a slow-simmered bolognese: one of the restaurant's best dishes, albeit an incongruous one.)Once seated, you'll want to order a plate of Ben's Buttermilk Biscuits, which, like the house bacon and beef jerky, sport Meyer's moniker. These Southern wonders come two-to-a-plate with a smear of honey-sweet butter (hand-churned, one imagines), toasty outside, buttery and flaky within, and billow steam when split into appealing layers. In other words, this is the proto cronut.
You could have a fine time savoring these biscuits and a few other snacks at the bar -- a massive roasted marrow bone, say, served with a tea spoon and thin slices of pickled green onion; or those same fat, shimmering pork rinds you've seen at Grain & Gristle. An anise-inflected Louisiane cocktail, the Sazerac variation, went down easier than an undistinguished Manhattan, both made with the same house vermouth.
The entrees here run a step above Grain & Gristle's $10 mains, though some are large enough to be shared in a DIY version of that restaurant's popular "2-Fer" special. Fifteen bucks, for example, buys you a beautifully roasted half chicken, sectioned out and laid atop a fresh panzanella, the Italian bread salad that Wastell gives a nice twist with expertly fried green tomatoes. It's easily enough for two.
You could also split the thick slices of lamb with "risotto" made from freekeh (roasted green wheat berries), eggplant and chow-chow, the Southern-style pickled relish. But you probably won't want to share the marvelous albacore, kissed by fire, grapefruit-pink in the center, the clean fish set off by a summer medley of peach, plum, olive and chicory.
At other moments, it can seem like wildfire season at Old Salt. An appetizer of grilled cauliflower was underdone, yet its fat florets were a scorched to brushfire blackness. The rib bones atop the otherwise excellent pork plate were covered with about as much blackened meat as a Speedo covering a sunburned swimmer. Another night, those previously transcendent biscuits were burnt outside, doughy within.Service has its flare-ups, too. A few ingredients were misidentified -- notably, fennel fronds were described improbably as "pickled ramps." On our first visit, after signing in, my party sat on the restaurant's outdoor picnic tables for an hour and 15 minutes. Our table appeared to have been ready for some time, but a server only remembered when she came outside to shoo us away (the restaurant's liquor license doesn't extend to the sidewalk, we learned).
But those quibbles were quickly forgotten by the time we polished off our meal with a dense chocolate cake swimming with marinated cherries and pistachio ice cream.
For the neighborhood couples and families who packed every table on a recent weekday, Old Salt is already the restaurant they were hoping for. But with a tamed hearth, a little more front- and back-of-house communication and the patina that only comes with time, this could be the restaurant they deserve.
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We dropped the price to compensate the problem 2 days ago.
To use a SI term..."crickets".
Every day I am in this house it drains my pockets, energy, and spirit.
I have to get out of here!
St. Joseph is upside down in the backyard.
I know that the other thing that works is the SI mojo
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*tons* *of* *mojo*
The most difficult times for many of us are the ones we give ourselves. ― Pema Chödrön
SI mojo came through for me. Here's hoping there's plenty more around for you as well!
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Home » Boys' Basketball NewsBoys BasketballFebruary 25, 2013 Rossville Middle High School Justus Stanback shoots over a trio of Rossville defenders for two of his 23 points in West Lafayette's 66-46 win over Rossville Friday night. / Brent Drinkut/Journal & CourierJustus Stanback was a long, gangly sophomore when he first started earning varsity minutes for West Lafayette. Three years later, the 6-foot-9 Red Devil senior has become an unstoppable force. His hard work and dedication are emulated by the seven-player West Lafayette senior class that put the first of what it hopes will be several everlasting marks on the program Friday night. Led by IUPUI recruit Stanback's 23 points, six rebounds and six blocks, West Lafayette completed a perfect season at Berberian Gymnasium with a 66-46 victory over Rossville. "With Justus, the sky is the limit. In three years, he is going to be a monster," WL coach David Wood said of the first Division I scholarship player he's coached in 19 years with the Red Devils. The victory was the 250th in Wood's career and also marked the first time Wood has coached a team that finished unblemished at home (9-0). "Coach Wood was stressing to get that done so we could be motivated (going into the sectional)," Stanback said. With senior Jay Chapman and freshman point guard Nai Carlisle home sick, the Red Devils overcame a sluggish defensive start to go on a late first-half run and continue that into the second half. Stanback and Brian Bangs scored 12 of WL's 14 second-quarter points, helping the Red Devils extend a six-point lead after the first quarter to 34-25 at halftime. Bangs opened the second half with a 3 and dunked a lob pass from Brody Forbes before Tory Eger's 3-pointer and a Stanback jumper, and the rout was on. "They've got four really good shooters — actually five, because Carslisle wasn't there," Rossville coach Dave Mosson said. "A lot of times we didn't get out on them, and they are pretty deadly when you leave them open." Austin Miller made four 3-pointers in the first half, helping the Hornets (10-11) stay within striking distance before the Red Devils outscored Rossville 18-8 in the third period. Miller led Rossville with 18 points. "We have more than just one or two main scorers," said Bangs, who scored 18 points and had six rebounds. "We have many people who can score the basketball." West Lafayette (16-5) used its height advantage to outrebound the Hornets 35-28, led by junior William Mbongo's 11 boards. Caleb Shinn added six rebounds, matching Stanback and Bangs. "(Mbongo) pursues the ball better than anyone on our team, with the exception of Caleb," Bangs said. "They are about the same. He gets up there and somehow comes down with it, even if he has two guys hanging all over him." The Red Devils now enter the Class 3A, Sectional 20 as tournament favorites. With wins in four of their last five games, the lone loss on a buzzer-beater at Harrison, they'll hope to ride their hot streak. "We just need to take the momentum from our defense and offense so we can do better against Northwestern," Stanback said.
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The largest capacity 10,000RPM hard drive on the market to date, it was designed for high-performance PCs, Mac computers and professional workstations which require a balance of high performance and capacity. The WD VelociRaptor 2.5-inch hard drive comes in the IcePack enclosure, a 3.5-inch mounting frame with built-in heat sink - a factory customization that fits the drive into a standard 3.5-inch system bay and keeps the powerful drive extra cool when installed in a high-performance desktop or workstation system.
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Sex Representation on the Bench and the Legitimacy of International Criminal CourtsNienke GrossmanUniversity of Baltimore - School of Law August 11, 2011 International Criminal Law Review, Vol. 11, pp. 643-653, 2011 University of Baltimore School of Law Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2011-4 Abstract: This essay examines the relationship between legitimacy and the presence of both male and female judges on international criminal court benches. It argues that sex representation – an approximate reflection of the ratio of the sexes in the general population – on the bench is an important contributor to legitimacy of international criminal courts. First, it proposes that sex representation affects normative legitimacy because men and women bring different perspectives to judging. Consequently, without both sexes, adjudication is inherently biased. Second, even if one rejects the proposition that men and women "think differently", sex representation affects sociological legitimacy because sex representation signals an impartial bench and capacity to do justice to constituencies involved in the shaping of international criminal adjudication. The essay concludes by raising questions for further study. Number of Pages in PDF File: 12 Keywords: international criminal courts, women, gender, legitimacy, courts Date posted: December 12, 2010 ; Last revised: August 12, 2011Suggested CitationContact Information
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Spending holidays at school
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Bharat Mankani is not going home for Christmas. He doesn't have the $2,300 for it.
That's how much the Texas A&M University-Kingsville chemistry student said it could cost for him to travel to his home in India.
"I really miss being there," said Mankani, 24. "But for only so many days, it's not worth it."
He is not alone. Mankani, also a dorm resident adviser, estimates about 20 other international students will stay in the Kingsville campus' dorms during the winter intersession, which runs through Jan. 15.
While many area college students drive, fly or stay put to be with their families during the winter break, some international students are stuck in the states. Some are able to visit their homes periodically throughout the year, but for students like Mankani, sometimes there is little to do but study.
Mankani, who said he has not been home in six years, is spending some of his vacation working in a campus chemistry lab. He will visit an uncle in Los Angeles for Christmas but will remain in Kingsville for most of the break. He said the campus can become deserted once final exams are over. There are 570 international students at A&M-Kingsville.
"It's not that bad," Mankani said. "But every once in a while, there are not that many people around."
For the first time since before the fall semester, the Camden Miramar student residence parking lot at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi is relatively empty.
A&M-Corpus Christi environmental science student Bram Dewantoputra said he and his Turkish roommate might decorate their on-campus apartment a bit to get into the holiday spirit. They will stay in town through the break.
"I feel kind of bored," said Dewantoputra, 26, of Indonesia. "On campus, there is nothing to do."
Mankani, who said he understands how hard it can be to be stuck on campus without a car, gives other international students rides around Kingsville to run errands or pick up food.
The campus dining hall is closed during the intersession, which leaves Mankani and others without many options.
"I hate to do dishes, so I don't cook," he said.
There are 264 international students at A&M-Corpus Christi. Campus psychologist Matthew Baysden said some international students get a head start on spring studies. He organized an international student support group in 2005 to help students mingle.
Although students meet at the counseling center, Baysden said the group serves mainly as way for them to meet one another and make friends. He said being able to leave their homes far behind, most international students have resilient natures.
"New Year's is probably a bigger deal for most international students," he said. "Those unable to travel feel pretty isolated because the campus is really slow."
Baysden said some international students use the break to take less expensive trips around the country, while others use the break as an opportunity to make friends with the other few students still hanging around.
"The part that can be difficult about Christmas and Thanksgiving is that everyone around them is visiting their families, and it may remind them of when they celebrate times with family in their own cultures," Baysden said. "But it brings them closer together and creates friendships."
A&M-Kingsville chemistry graduate student Suman Mekala only recently arrived in the United States in August but said he will miss out on family time New Year's Eve.
Mekala lives with three other Indian roommates who also are staying for the break. Like Mankani, he also spends most of his break days in the lab, working on chemistry projects. He arrives most days at 10 a.m. and does not leave sometimes until the afternoon or evening.
Mekala said his family back home does not celebrate Christmas but gathers for New Year's Eve.
"They usually get together, have friends and family and just have a party," said Mekala. "I do miss them."
He said he plans to take a trip back home eventually and stay for an extended period of time. For right now, all he wants for Christmas is to relax.
"I don't get bored," he said. "It's my first break. During my first semester I was really busy."
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The skies of Kurt Busiek's Astro City are overrun with caped crusaders
AS CAN BE seen in the new issue of Astro City (Homage Comics; $2.95), a sense of place can be quickly established with just a few details. Astro City, the superhero-ridden metropolis that Kurt Busiek chronicles in the continuing series, comes complete with neighborhoods, landmarks and city secrets. (One tantalizing mystery: a statue of a warrior captioned "To Our Eternal Shame").
Busiek is one of the more vivid writers of superhero comics today. Even in a hackneyed genre, he avoids writing himself into a corner of his imaginary city of the present (which might be, except or a few details, Vancouver, British Columbia). By keeping everything low-key, Busiek makes his premise of a town famed for its plethora of flying costumed men and women relatively believable.
His heroes are drawn in the template of the familiar figures from DC and Marvel: a Superman-like Samaritan and a character called Rex who has bricked skin like Ben "The Thing" Grimm of The Fantastic Four. And as in the Marvel comics of the 1960s, the populace is used to seeing superheroes; it's a matter of comment when they show up, but it's not usually a matter of awe.
The crowded skies promise Busiek more freedom than the average comic-book creator enjoys, and it's easy to see some of the threads Busiek might take. Astra, the daughter lost in the shuffle of the First Family (a mutant superhero group modeled on the Fantastic Four) in Astro City #1, comes into her own in the second issue. I suspect she's probably going to become friends with the two little girls from the first episode, who have just relocated from Massachusetts. Their father is used to the idea of superheroes, anyway, having bumped into a few of the breed in Boston ("I saw the Silversmith a couple times. I saw the Brahmin once, too, out in Saugus").
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ISSUE #4 is so much like a gay coming-out story that it's practically The Rubyfruit Jungle. Kinney, a small-town boy alone in the world, comes to Astro City. He's heard of a bar called Bruiser's where superheroes go, and he gets a job there as a busboy.
A kindly bartender tips him off that he's too good for the rough trade. If he wants to meet a better breed of superheroes, he should apply to work at Butler's, a private club where the clientele is well dressed and well behaved. At Butler's, Kinney finds what he's looking for, a respected patron, an older man to initiate him into all of the rites of superherohood.
I felt like I was reading a 1950s novel about gay life by James Purdy or Truman Capote; the story seemed to be taking place between the lines. No doubt this response comes from having lived too long in the part of the country where an all-male bar means but one thing.
The most recent issue, Astro City #5, continues the story of Kinney with a different theme. Kinney's new identity is Altar Boy (lapsed Catholics will be sniggering now, I know), apprenticed to the successful vigilante he met at Butler's, the Confessor.
This hooded character looks like the priest whose confessional booth you'd avoid if you didn't want to end up being given a penance of 1,000 Hail Marys.
The Confessor makes his headquarters in a Gaudiesque cathedral that's swallowed up 14 city blocks--"never finished, never consecrated, fallen into disrepair." Most of Busiek's heroes are modeled heavily on other comic characters, and for broodiness and goth appeal, this Confesser is obviously meant to be the Batman of Astro City.
Cult murders are being committed on the edge of town, and a proselytizing group of evangelistic Christian superheroes called the Crossbreed--referred to by the impious as "Jesus freaks"--have just arrived on the scene. All of which points to a brewing theological struggle in future issues. It should make for diverting reading in the short run.
Busiek's challenge in the long run, having set up the plot, is to reconcile the two halves of the city: the sparkling good neighborhoods and the bad parts of town around the cathedral and Bruiser's bar.
Vigilantes don't have much work to occupy them in well-run burgs, and the better pulp takes place in cities where everything is on the fritz. Busiek and his studio have so far been good in setting up a sense of place in Astro City. Is it too much to hope for that Busiek will write about how, as in real life, the splendor of one half of the city contributes to the squalor of the other?
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Rabbi Yosef Mendelevitch, Pioneering Russian Refusenik
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YM: What happened the day you were released? Did they just walk in the room and say "gather your stuff and get out of here"?
RYM: They didn't say anything. One day they just flew me from the prison camp in the Ural Mountains to Moscow. But they wouldn't explain the reason why all of the sudden they did this. I was incarcerated there for two weeks without any explanations. I finally assumed that this was just another attempt to break me. Then all of a sudden they declared that according to the decision of the parliament they revoked my Soviet citizenship and they're throwing me out of the country, like a scoundrel. They said I never deserved to be a Soviet citizen, so they told me to just go away.
YM: I'm sure you cried at losing your citizenship!
RYM: Certainly! I cried from excitement that I was finally going to Israel. At that moment I was put in a big black car and taken to the airport to an airplane that was waiting to take me to Israel.
YM: Did your family that was back in Riga come to Israel as well?
RYM: My mother died when I was a child and my father died while I was in prison. My three sisters came to Israel immediately after my arrest as part of the first 17,000 that got permission to leave.
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YM: After all you fought for and suffered for the Jewish people what are your thoughts in Israel now that you've been here for roughly thirty years?
RYM: Our struggle was to come to Israel and to become a part of Israel, with all the problems and issues. So in that respect I'm happy because I feel we succeeded. Also on a personal level I've been able to fulfill my dream of learning in a yeshiva.
The moment I stepped out of the airplane in Lod Airport in Israel an Israeli reporter came up to me and asked, "What do you envision as the future of the State of Israel?" I immediately answered with the biblical verse that Israel is to become "a kingdom of priests and a holy nation." So he immediately closed his microphone since he probably thought to himself, "another extremist has arrived!"
Although it's true that as a people and as a country we're still very far from that, we hope it will change, as it can change at any moment. I'm very optimistic. Although we're familiar with the problems and shortcomings, we have to open our eyes and see the positive process in am yisrael and in the State of Israel.
YM: What are the main areas or problems that need to be rectified in order to see your vision realized?
RYM: I think more than anything we're lacking real national leaders. Of course we have Torah giants but they're mainly good in teaching or setting rules and laws but not too good in providing real leadership and vision for this complicated reality we live in.
YM: Do you think there's any chance that within the next twenty years someone who is a leader imbued with real Jewish idealism and vision can become Prime Minister of Israel?
RYM: I'm not sure, for in addition to vision and ideals such a person needs to be real strong so that when he becomes part of the political game he won't be corrupted. A lot of people started out with high aspirations but the moment they entered this field everything changed.
In order to progress in the political realm you have to cooperate and make compromises, otherwise people will say you're not realistic. So we need someone who is ready to not be realistic! In order to change the situation here we need a big transformation and for that we need a big dreamer. We need someone that people will look at, at least in the beginning, and say "What is he talking about? He's not realistic." This of course is the opposite of someone like Ariel Sharon who once said "Okay, I was an idealist but the moment I got to the top of the stairs I see the difference." We need someone who will reach the top floor and stay the same. For such a person I'm more than ready to help.
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Consensus: | YDS: 5.10+ French: 6b+ Ewbanks: 21 UIAA: VII+ ZA: 20 British: E3 5b [details] |
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By David Baltz From: Albuquerque, New Mexico Dec 6, 2009 |
If anyone wants to retro the original 1/4" bolts, feel free. |
By J. Albers From: Colorado Apr 13, 2010 rating: 5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b |
When I did this years ago (using the old Horak topo) we climbed up and right on the second pitch, looked at the quarter inch bolts and climbed back down and followed the main dihedral above the belay. This involved climbing over a roof/bulge in the corner above the belay (probably 5.9). We then set a belay in an alcove just up and left of the beginning of the long right leaning crack (protection was good on this variation). From the alcove belay, we then stepped down and followed the crack up and right. I thought this crack was full on 5.10+ ; the crack was nice, but the feet were a little insecure because of all the lichen, though nothing a little traffic wouldn't fix. Overall, I thought it was a pretty nice route. |
By Paul Davidson Apr 13, 2010 |
I seem to recall the seam being a bit gritty toward the top and having to dig a placement or two out of grass. This was probably around 83 though so it's probably been cleaned up since then. Seemed like a bit of a tricky lead, classic rounded seam, bit run out ? Not for a 5.9 leader ? Of course, only reason for doing this is if Q of B is already taken (no offense Dave, it's just that QofB is sooo good.) BTW - Paul's topo calls this out as Tostadas Comquesta |
By J. Albers From: Colorado Apr 13, 2010 rating: 5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b |
Paul, I believe your recollection is correct. That right leaning crack was definitely of the rounded/flaring type. Protection was adequate, but as with most flaring cracks, tricky to get the gear just right. As you say, I probably wouldn't put a 5.9 leader on this pitch. |
By tim naylor Nov 14, 2010 |
i think pitch three (of this description) is dangerous. falling onto belay...this section seemed more like 10+ to me, not much of a slab climber. I think it is a good call to go around or retro bolt to make safer. after the first bolt it looked like a bolt ladder to thin crack. We bailed. |


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National Corvette Museum fills sinkhole, announces contest to mark the anniversary of the collapse
The Skydome floor on February 6, 2015. Still image from video below.
Almost a year after a sinkhole swallowed eight Corvettes, the Skydome at the National Corvette Museum is well on its way to being repaired and reopened. The hole has been filled ahead of the collapse's one-year anniversary on February 12, and to mark the occasion, the museum has announced a contest that will award the winner a Dana Forrester watercolor of the ZR1 Blue Devil's recovery.
The Skydome floor on February 12, 2014. Photo courtesy National Corvette Museum.
There is a catch: Per project manager Zach Massey, the winner will need to correctly guess the amount of stone in tons needed to fill the sinkhole. Massey provides a bit of help for the effort, advising that the dimensions of the sinkhole are approximately 60 feet by 45 feet, with a depth of roughly 25 to 30 feet. That's not precise enough to get an exact calculation, but it will probably get the winner in the ballpark (particularly if he has experience ordering crushed stone for fill). Unlike The Price is Right, there's no penalty for going over the actual amount of fill used—the winner will be the person who comes closest to guessing the actual amount. In the event of duplicate winning guesses, the one with the earliest time stamp will be declared the winner. The contest ends at 8 a.m. Central Time on Thursday, February 12.
Filling the sinkhole, late in 2014. Still image from video.
The print is signed by the artist, Dana Forrester, but it's also signed by the members of the recovery team, making it a collectible of interest for Corvette fans who've followed the museum's saga closely over the past 12 months.
Resurrection, the Dana Forrester watercolor print of the Blue Devil's recovery. Still image from video.
The next step in the rebuilding of the Skydome will be the sinking of 46 micropiles, which will be tied in to the physical structure of the slab itself. The perimeter of the structural slab has been poured, and the rebar used in constructing the outer wall will link the curved wall to the slab itself. Between this and the embedded micropiles, the new structure should be quite a bit stouter than the one it replaces.
UPDATE (11.February 2015): To commemorate the one-year anniversary of the sinkhole collapse, the National Corvette Museum will host (and live stream) a ceremony on Thursday, February 12, during which the restored Blue Devil Corvette prototype shown at SEMA will make its official museum debut. The live stream of the event, time to be announced, is available at CorvetteMuseum.org.
Following its SEMA reveal, restored Blue Devil prototype returns to the National Corvette Museum
The restored Blue Devil prototype on display at SEMA. Photo by author.
It took just six weeks for the team of craftsmen at the GM Heritage Center to transform the sinkhole-damaged 2009 ZR-1 Blue Devil prototype from an as-recovered to an as-delivered state, and the restored Corvette was prominently displayed in Chevrolet's booth at the 2014 SEMA Show. Following the show's wrap-up last Friday, the Blue Devil became the first of the sinkhole-damaged Corvettes to return to the National Corvette Museum in Bowling Green, Kentucky.
The Blue Devil being pulled from the sinkhole in early March. Photo courtesy National Corvette Museum.
As one of the last cars to fall into the sinkhole, the Blue Devil was among the least damaged in the incident. In the interest of safety, teams approached the recovery of the car with caution, and it took three weeks before the ZR-1 prototype was lifted by crane from the top of the rubble to the floor of the damaged Skydome. Despite suffering a 30-foot fall in the collapse of the Skydome's floor, the Corvette started without difficulty and was driven out of the building under its own power.
Inspecting the damage at the GM Heritage Center. Photo courtesy General Motors.
That's not to say the car was undamaged, and an oil leak served as evidence that repairs would be more than just cosmetic. Upon its return to the GM Heritage Center, a full accounting of damage was compiled to serve as a starting point for the car's restoration. The oil leak was traced to a cracked line from the car's dry-sump oiling system, and a further inspection of the car's underside revealed bent rear control arms on the left side.
Remarkably, that was the extent of the mechanical damage to the car, but the cosmetic damage was somewhat more extensive. The passenger side rocker panel had been punctured by debris, and much of the car's carbon-fiber ground effects package had been cracked. The windshield was cracked, as was the hood glass and passenger headlamp; cracks in the bodywork were discovered on the passenger front fender and both doors.
Parts were repaired, replaced and repainted as needed, but every effort was made to preserve as much of the original car as possible, as the prototype was one of two cars constructed to debut the ultra high-performance Corvette ZR-1 in January of 2008.
Undergoing restoration. Photos courtesy General Motors.
A month and a half after its September delivery to GM, the restored Blue Devil was driven out of the Heritage Center and loaded on a truck bound for SEMA. On display at the show, the Blue Devil prototype once again looked pristine, and even a trained eye would have had a difficult time spotting the repaired and repainted panels.
Returned to the National Corvette Museum on Tuesday, November 11, the Blue Devil prototype became the first of the sinkhole-damaged Corvettes to complete its journey, and in the next eight months the car will be joined by the 1962 Corvette and the 1992 convertible, the 1,000,000th Corvette built. The 1992 Corvette will be restored by the staff at GM's Heritage Center, while the repair of the 1962 Corvette will be handled by a shop chosen by the National Corvette Museum.
National Corvette Museum details plans to fill in sinkhole
The sinkhole on February 12, 2014. Photos courtesy National Corvette Museum.
Last month, the National Corvette Museum in Bowling Green, Kentucky, announced that the sinkhole that damaged eight Corvettes in February would be permanently filled, going against earlier plans to preserve a portion of the cavern for permanent display. On Thursday, October 16, the museum published its remediation plan for the Skydome area, detailing the steps necessary to fill the sinkhole and prevent future collapses.
The construction project is set to begin on Monday, November 10, and will run through July of 2015 if all goes as planned. Repairing the damage to the Skydome and the ground beneath it is a complicated process, and work will be carried out in several phases. Step one will be to remove the boulders in the sinkhole, which can presumably shift and cause future soil issues if not addressed. Next, sheet piling will be installed to block off any cavern openings, and then the process of filling the hole with #2 stone (roughly fist-size, which offers good drainage) will begin.
Sheet piling will be used to seal off cave entrances.
This part of the project is expected to last until mid-January 2015. Once completed, the existing concrete floor will be demolished, as plans for the revised Skydome call for a single-level floor instead of the two-level structure currently in place. Required work on the Skydome's electrical, water, and HVAC systems will follow, then a series of 46 micropiles plus grade beams will be installed. These micropiles will be placed between 15 and 20 feet apart, at an average depth of 141 feet based upon the recommendations of structural engineers. This reinforcement structure should ensure that the floor remains intact in the unlikely event of a future collapse.
Finally, more crushed stone will be put down, followed by the pouring of a new concrete slab floor. The Skydome's entance will also be modified to include a garage door, aiding access for vehicles and improving ventilation for fair-weather events and facility rentals. The very last steps involve cleaning, painting, and installing new light fixtures, and if the project remains on schedule, the grand reopening will occur sometime next July.
Damaged Corvettes currently on display at the Skydome.
Once the doors open, visitors will see the eight Corvettes damaged by the February 12 collapse. Three will be restored, including the black 1962 model, the 2009 ZR-1 Blue Devil prototype and the white 1992 convertible that was the 1,000,000th Corvette to roll off the assembly line, while the remaining five will remain in "as recovered" condition. Excluding the cost to restore the three Corvettes (which will be funded by General Motors), the cost of the Skydome reconstruction is estimated to be just over $3.2 million.
Those wishing to see the sinkhole beneath the Skydome have until Sunday, November 9, to do so. Prior to the start of construction, the vehicles in the structure will be moved out and the "Skydome cams" shut down, but a Plexigas viewing window will allow museum visitors a view of the ongoing work.
For more information on the museum, visit CorvetteMuseum.org.
UPDATE (4.November 2014): Chevrolet debuted the restored 2009 ZR-1 Blue Devil prototype at SEMA this week. The millionth and the 1962 Corvette will also be restored.
National Corvette Museum to close sinkhole, plans for Great Eight finalized
National Corvette Museum sinkhole on the day of the collapse. Images courtesy National Corvette Museum.
In a reversal from a previous announcement that the sinkhole would remain an attraction at the National Corvette Museum in Bowling Green, Kentucky, the facility has now stated that the pit will be permanently filled for both financial and environmental reasons. In addition, the museum's board of directors has made its final decision on the restoration of the cars involved in the February 12 collapse of a portion of the Skydome's floor.
The Great Eight Corvettes, currently on display.
The museum's board of directors has determined that the cost of maintaining the sinkhole and installing the vapor barriers necessary for humidity control would top $1 million, instead of the $500,000 originally estimated to complete the project. To meet safety regulations, 35-foot retaining walls would need to be constructed in the pit, while additional micro pilings and soil nailing would have been required. Factor in the steps necessary to remediate the humidity from the hole, along with the ongoing maintenance expense, and, in the words of the museum's executive director, Wendell Strode, "the cost outweighs the benefit." A timeline for the start of the construction will be announced in the coming weeks, but the sinkhole will remain open through the facility's "Vets and 'Vettes" event, scheduled for November 6-8.
2009 Corvette ZR1 Blue Devil prototype.
The 1,000,000th Corvette built, a white 1992 convertible.
1962 Corvette.
As for the Great Eight Corvettes themselves, the museum's board of directors, in conjunction with Chevrolet, has determined that only three of the eight cars damaged were in sufficient condition to be repaired. Chevrolet will oversee the restoration of the 2009 ZR-1 Blue Devil prototype, as well as the 1,000,000th Corvette assembled, a white 1992 convertible, at the GM Heritage Center. The third car to be restored is the black 1962 Corvette; Chevrolet has agreed to fund this restoration, which will be handled by a shop designated by the National Corvette Museum. The remaining five cars will be preserved in their current states, and will form the basis of a future museum exhibit.
Speaking of the car's damaged in the sinkhole collapse, GM's executive vice president of Global product development, Mark Reuss, said, "Our goal was to help the National Corvette Museum recover from a terrible natural disaster by restoring all eight cars. However, as the cars were recovered, it became clear that restoration would be impractical because so little was left to repair. And, frankly, there is some historical value in leaving those cars to be viewed as they are."
Corvette Museum update: Blue Devil heads to GM for restoration in September
The 2009 Corvette Blue Devil prototype, as discovered in the sinkhole. Photos courtesy National Corvette Museum.
The day after a sinkhole swallowed eight cars at the National Corvette Museum in Bowling Green, Kentucky, General Motors held a press conference on-site to declare it would oversee the restoration of the Corvettes buried in the hole. In the months since, all eight have been recovered and placed on temporary display at the museum, but GM has been silent on its role in the restoration process. Now, according to the National Corvette Museum, the 2009 Blue Devil prototype will be returning to GM for restoration following the museum's Labor Day 20th anniversary celebration.
2009 Blue Devil prototype.
GM has sent crews to inspect the eight cars retrieved from the hole, but the fate of the remaining seven remains something of a mystery. We've reached out to GM for comment on several occasions, but the automaker's only response has been that it's in discussion with the museum and no date for a decision on the remaining cars has been set. Of the eight cars damaged, the Blue Devil and the 1993 ZR-1 Spyder were on loan from GM, and remain the property of the automaker. It makes sense that GM is covering the repair of the Blue Devil prototype, as the car was among the least damaged in the collapse. Once repaired, it's uncertain whether the car will be returned to the Corvette museum for display or retained by General Motors.
1993 ZR-1 Spyder prototype.
The fate of the 1993 ZR-1 Spyder prototype, pulled from the ground on April 1, remains far less certain. Though significant to Corvette history as a design study (and signed by the workers at the Bowling Green Plant involved in its construction), the car never entered production. Damage to the car (the sixth Corvette pulled from the sinkhole) is extensive, and probably beyond an acceptable cost of repair, leaving its future entirely in the hands of General Motors.
1962 Corvette.
Of the remaining cars, the 1962 Corvette is among the least damaged, and the museum has stated it will be restored under GM's supervision. That's not to say it will be returned to GM for the work, as several groups with expertise in restoring vintage Corvettes have already offered their services. Though no timeline has been identified, the first-generation Corvette will certainly resume its display role, in pristine form, at the museum.
1992 Corvette convertible, the millionth example built.
Another candidate for restoration could be the millionth Corvette produced, a white 1992 convertible built on July 2, 1992. Though badly damaged in the collapse, the car is likely not beyond saving, and given its role in history could prove to be significant enough that the cost (above the insurance company payout) is justifiable to the museum (or, perhaps, to General Motors).
1993 Corvette, with the 40th Anniversary package.
The 40th anniversary 1993 Corvette, pulled from the ground on March 3, is in a similar state of damage. Unlike the millionth Corvette built, however, this example has no unique historical significance, as it was one of 6,749 Corvettes built with the 40th Anniversary Package (including Ruby Red paint, a Ruby Red interior, headrest embroidery and polished 40th Anniversary emblems), and a replacement 40th Anniversary Package Corvette (a convertible this time) has already been donated to the museum.
1984 PPG Pace Car.
That leaves three cars with question marks regarding their future, including the 1984 PPG Pace Car, retrieved on March 5 with its rear section sheared off by a large slab of concrete. Any restoration would require extensive fabrication, raising the question of when does a car transform from "restored original" to "recreation of the original?"
2009 Corvette convertible the 1.5 millionth Corvette built.
The 1.5 millionth Corvette, a white 2009 convertible unearthed on April 3, is also extensively damaged. Purchased by the museum for its historical significance, the car was finished in the same white with red interior livery as the original 300 Corvettes constructed in 1953. Though only one 1.5 millionth Corvette will ever exist, the same can be said for automobiles of any build sequence; whether the cost of its restoration can be justified likely remains a topic of discussion for all parties involved.
2001 Corvette with the Mallet Hammer conversion.
The 2001 Mallett Hammer, freed from the hole on April 9, was the last of the Great Eight Corvettes retreived. Buried the deepest in the collapse, the car was recovered with far more damage than any of the other Corvettes, making its chances for rebirth slim, at best. As an aftermarket-tuned Corvette, it represents something of a sidebar to marque history, and may prove to be more of an attraction in a permanent (or semi-permanent) sinkhole display than in restored form.
Ultimately, however, the fate of all eight cars is in the hands of insurance companies, General Motors and the Corvette Museum. At least a portion of the sinkhole will remain, and in unrestored form, the Corvettes have proven to be at least as big a draw as their pristine relatives. Just as in show business, the key to success in the museum world is this: Give the people what they want.
Fate of damaged Corvettes uncertain as National Corvette Museum decides to preserve sinkhole
The sinkhole Corvettes on display. Photos courtesy National Corvette Musuem.
The sinkhole that opened up beneath the Skydome of the National Corvette Museum on February 12 had one unforeseen consequence: It has driven museum attendance (and revenue) significantly upward. So when the museum's board of directors met on Wednesday to discuss the fate of the Skydome display, they decided to preserve the sinkhole as a semi-permanent display.
The plan that the board approved involves keeping a roughly 25-foot-by-45-foot and 30-foot-deep portion of the sinkhole open. That would give sufficient space for display of two damaged Corvettes, though it's unclear which of the eight cars museum staff will choose for this starring role. The display would be lit both from above (to highlight the cars exhibited) and below (to show the falloff to the cave below), and visitors would have the option of viewing the sinkhole from its edge or traversing a transparent-floored walkway (supported by galvanized steel beams) spanning the chasm.
The display would be semi-permanent, as engineering plans call for the construction of a concrete retaining wall behind and below the exhibit. While the face of the sinkhole would be exposed opposite this, the ground beneath that portion of the Skydome would be reinforced with micropiles to add stability. Should the appeal of the sinkhole wane over time, this option would give the museum the ability to return the Skydome to its pre-sinkhole state, albeit at an added expense.
The sinkhole remediation plan that's been tentatively approved.
Other options that the museum directors considered included filling the floor and returning the Skydome to its original state, or keeping the entire sinkhole as is. The first option would eliminate what has proven to be a significant attraction for the museum, while the second option would significantly reduce the museum's total floor space for display, and board members agreed that neither option was optimal.
According to a press release from the National Corvette Museum, the museum has seen a 59-percent increase in the number of visitors compared to the same time period last year, along with a 72-percent increase in memberships and a 65-percent increase in revenue overall.
The board has requested additional data on climate control issues and costs that would potentially be associated with leaving a portion of the sinkhole uncovered. Assuming that temperature and humidity levels can be controlled (ensuring optimal conditions for the cars on display) at a reasonable utility cost, the museum will proceed with its plan to maintain the sinkhole as part of the Skydome display.
The sinkhole as seen from the current viewing platform.
Yet to be resolved is the fate of the eight Corvettes damaged in the collapse, which will remain on display in their current condition through the month of August. The museum continues to negotiate with its insurance carrier to resolve the matter, and GM has sent personnel to examine the cars in detail. While GM agreed to oversee the restoration of the Corvettes in the days following the collapse, the automaker stopped short of agreeing to fund the restoration of the Corvettes. That essentially obligates the museum to pick up the tab for anything not covered by insurance, and given the level of damage to the restorable Corvettes, that bill is likely to be a large one.
One thing has become clear in the months since the sinkhole opened up: Not all of the Corvettes will (or can be) restored, but that may turn out to be a good thing for the museum's attendance for years to come.
For more information, visit CorvetteMuseum.org.
National Corvette Museum pulls the last Corvette from the sinkhole
2001 Mallett Hammer Z06 Corvette. Images courtesy National Corvette Museum.
When a sinkhole opened up beneath the National Corvette Museum's Skydome on February 12, the only certain thing was that eight historically significant Corvettes had been lost, potentially forever. Now, less than two months later, all eight have been recovered after the last car to be unearthed, a 2001 Corvette Z06 with a Mallett Hammer conversion, was pulled from the sinkhole Wednesday afternoon.
"It looks like a piece of tin foil, and it had a roll cage in it," said Kevin Helmintoller, who'd donated the Mallett Hammer to the museum with his wife, Linda, and was on site for the car's recovery. From pictures released by the museum, the Mallett Hammer – which was one of the first of the eight Corvettes to fall into the 40-foot-wide and 60-foot-deep sinkhole – appears almost unrecognizable as a car, let alone as a 700-hp, 178 MPH, specially modified Corvette Z06. Helmintoller had donated the car to the museum last December.
In the immediate aftermath of the sinkhole, no one knew if the cars could be safely recovered, or if the Skydome structure itself was stable enough to preserve. Engineering studies revealed that the area around the sinkhole was solid enough to allow the necessary excavation work (along with the restoration of the Skydome), and General Motors announced it would fund the restoration of the buried cars, under the supervision of Ed Welburn, GM's vice president of global design. Two of the first cars to be pulled from the hole, including the 2009 ZR1 "Blue Devil" and the Tuxedo Black 1962 model, emerged in relatively good condition; to emphasize this point, the ZR1 was even driven out of the Skydome under its own power. The second and fourth cars to be retrieved, a 1993 40th Anniversary model and the 1992 Millionth Corvette, sustained more damage, but were still recovered in salvageable condition.
There's a motto among U.S. Navy SEALs that, "The only easy day was yesterday," and the same can be said for the excavation work at the Bowling Green Museum. While the first four Corvettes were retrieved without major effort, every successive car pulled from the hole has required a substantial amount more to dig it free. The 1984 PPG Pace car, the fifth car disinterred, had been crushed by a slab of concrete, which also severed the rear body panels. The rear of the PPG Pace Car was discovered on April 3, and crews originally believed that they had unearthed the similarly colored Mallett Hammer Corvette.
The next cars pulled from the sinkhole weren't retrieved in any better shape. The 1993 ZR1 Spyder, which had been loaned to the museum by General Motors, was crushed nearly flat, with its doors and hood torn free in the collapse. The 1.5 Millionth Corvette, a 2009 convertible, was also badly damaged, its windshield crushed and much of its body work missing. Its recovery left a single car in the ground, and at that point Corvette Museum officials admitted they only had a rough idea of where to begin searching for the Mallett Hammer Corvette.
That car was found on Monday, but it took crews until today to complete the excavation work needed to dig the car free. Like the other "final four" cars saved from the sinkhole, it was in rough shape, crushed to unrecognizable form by tons of earth and concrete. As with the other Corvettes recovered, the plan is still to have General Motors rebuild the car, though with this much damage, it's anyone's guess as to how many original parts can be saved.
The "Great Eight" Corvettes, as the museum is calling them, will remain on display at the National Corvette Museum through August 3, after which they'll be sent to the General Motors Mechanical Assembly facility for the lengthy and complex task of disassembly and restoration. According to Wendell Strode, executive director of the museum, the museum's staff will meet next week with its insurer, engineers, and specialists to determine exactly how to proceed with repairing the sinkhole. For more information on the cars or their status, visit CorvetteMuseum.org.
Recovery crews lift 1962 Corvette from National Corvette Museum sinkhole
The 1962 Corvette after retrieval from the National Corvette Museum sinkhole. Photos and videos courtesy National Corvette Museum.
After successfully retrieving the 2009 ZR1 "Blue Devil" and the 1993 40th Anniversary edition earlier this week, recovery efforts at the National Corvette Museum turned toward pulling the 1962 Corvette from the sinkhole in the Museum's Skydome on Tuesday. At 1:32 p.m., the Tuxedo Black roadster appeared above the sinkhole, freed from the tangle of four-post lift and concrete slab that had complicated its recovery.
While recovery of the other two cars on Monday appeared deceptively easy, pulling the 1962 Corvette from the hole required far more preparation. With a multi-ton slab of concrete resting on the car's front end, engineers first needed to rig the black Corvette through the engine bay, requiring removal of the car' s hood, and then rig the concrete section itself via a series of drilled anchors. The concrete slab was then secured, allowing the classic Corvette to be pulled from the sinkhole, though as it turned out, the slab didn't need to be pulled from the sinkhole to withdraw the Corvette.
Aside from the torn front right fender, the black Corvette appears to have been recovered with minimal damage, though a complete assessment of its condition has yet to be made.
"I see body damage," John Spencer, a representative from the nearby Corvette assembly plant, said. "The chassis looks intact, the frame's not bent, the interior (other than being a little dirty) is pristine. So, I think it's some fiberglass work, some ornamentation work, and paint. This car is in amazing shape considering what it's been through. I don't see anything unrepairable."
According to information supplied by the museum, the 1962 Corvette, fitted with a dual-quad setup, was donated by David Donoho of Zionsville, Indiana, the car's only owner, because he wanted "to ensure it would be well maintained by those who would protect it." General Motors has committed to restoring all Corvettes retrieved from the sinkhole.
The five remaining Corvettes will prove a bit more difficult to recover, as each is buried beneath tons of dirt and rubble. Before extrication resumes, the focus will turn towards the stabilization of the Skydome spire, the walls of the sinkhole itself and the surrounding area. Projections from the museum estimate that this process will take three weeks, after which the excavation work needed to retrieve the five remaining Corvettes will commence. As the museum has stated all along, the most important factor is the safety of those involved in the recovery, which is why the process is being carried out in carefully measured steps.
The 40-foot-wide and 25- to 30-foot-deep sinkhole opened up in the early morning hours of February 12 as a result of the region's karst geology, and crews have been on site since shortly afterward preparing the Skydome for the retrieval process. The rest of the museum has been open since the sinkhole formed, and museum staff have said that they plan to have the Skydome repaired by late August.
The 2009 ZR1 "Blue Devil" comes out of the hole.
The Corvette was rigged and lifted via its wheels.
Following extrication, the car was started and driven off with just a small oil leak.
The 1993 Corvette 40th Anniversary edition received a bit more damage in the collapse.
There was a significant amount of dirt packed around the car's front end.
To an insurance company, this car would likely be written off as totaled.
Recovering the 2009 ZR1 "Blue Devil."
The ZR1 starts up after its subterranean ordeal.
The 1993 40th Anniversary coupe was pulled from the hole in rough shape.
Update (5.March): Another Corvette, a white 1992 convertible that was the 1,000,000 example built, has been extracted from the sinkhole. While the original plan was to shore up the walls of the sinkhole and ensure the spire of the Skydome was properly supported for continued excavation, the team realized this morning that the car was in a far better position than originally believed, so approval for given for the Corvettes's rescue. Afterward, the museum's facilities and display manager, Bob Hellman, stated "The Millionth Corvette has been through a lot, but the damage at first glance seems to be less extensive than what it could have been, especially given the precarious spot the car landed. The undercarriage and frame look to be in good condition and everything else is repairable."
Later in the afternoon, the PPG Pace Car was also retrieved, bringing the total number of cars recovered so far to five.
National Corvette Museum to display cars swallowed by sinkhole
Photo courtesy National Corvette Museum.
When a sinkhole opened up beneath the National Corvette Museum's Skydome on February 12, no one knew what the future held for the eight Corvettes lost, or for the Skydome structure itself. In the weeks since, the museum has confirmed the safety of the Skydome itself and has made slow but steady progress towards the goal of recovering the cars, which will be featured in an upcoming display opening in April.
Today, museum visitors can enter the Skydome and watch the recovery preparation in real time, protected by plywood and Plexiglas screens. Those of us outside of Bowling Green, Kentucky, can do the same via the museum's live streaming webcam, but there isn't much action taking place at the moment. That could change as early as this Thursday or Friday, which is the earliest that the museum's marketing and communications manager, Katie Frassinelli, predicts the actual removal of cars will begin. The webcam will cover this as it happens, and the museum will also provide us with professionally filmed high-resolution footage of the event after the fact.
As far as the recovery efforts go, the engineering team in charge of retrieving the Corvettes has already removed some of the dome's panels in preparation for extracting the cars by crane and begun to stabilize the dome's central spire. Wendell Strode, the museum's director, said that drillings in the surrounding area have been ordered to make sure the sinkhole is an isolated case.
Once the eight Corvettes are pulled from the sinkhole, they'll be exhibited in an "as-recovered" state in a dedicated display scheduled to run from April 18 through August 3, at which time they'll be shipped back to General Motors for restoration. As previously reported, the restoration process will be conducted at GM's Mechanical Assembly facility, and overseen by Ed Welburn, GM's vice president of global design. Until the condition of each car is better understood, no predictions can be made about how long the restoration process will take.
The National Corvette Museum is currently seeking donations to help defray the costs associated with recovering the cars and rebuilding the Skydome facility. If you'd like to make a donation, visit CorvetteMuseum.com for details.
GM to restore all eight Corvettes in the National Corvette Museum sinkhole
Photos courtesy National Corvette Museum.
After much speculation as to the fate of the eight Corvettes damaged in the sinkhole that formed under the National Corvette Museum earlier this week, General Motors announced yesterday that it will oversee restoration efforts for all eight cars.
That would mean that all eight would need to be recovered from the sinkhole under the museum's Skydome, which measures 40 feet across and 25 to 30 feet deep. While the museum has hired a structural engineering firm, which has already determined that the perimeter of the Skydome is stable, neither the museum nor the firm has yet to confirm how the cars can be pulled out of the sinkhole, though staff of the museum and the engineering firm say they're confident the cars can be extracted.
The sinkhole formed early Wednesday morning when nobody was at the museum. Of the 30 or so cars in the Skydome at the time, the sinkhole swallowed a 1993 ZR-1 Spyder, a 2009 ZR1 "Blue Devil," a 1962 Corvette, a 1984 PPG Pace Car, a 1992 "1 Millionth" Corvette, a 1993 40th Anniversary Corvette, a 2001 Mallett Hammer Z06 Corvette, and a 2009 "1.5 Millionth" Corvette. Of the eight, two (the ZR-1 Spyder and the ZR-1 "Blue Devil") were on loan from GM, one (the PPG Pace Car) was on permanent loan from PPG, and the rest were either donated to or bought by the museum. The rest of the cars in the Skydome at the time of the collapse have since been moved out of it.
"Nobody else has a better understanding of the significance of these cars and what it takes to properly restore them than the engineers and designers at Chevrolet where they were developed," said Jeff Lamarche, the new manager of the Bowling Green Corvette assembly plant, in a press conference Thursday afternoon.
According to both Jeff and a GM press release, Ed Welburn, vice president of GM Global Design, will oversee the restoration efforts, which will take place at GM's Mechanical Assembly facility in Warren, Michigan, which maintains and restores the vehicles in GM's Heritage Center.
While the total value of the cars for insurance purposes has yet to be released, a GM spokesperson told the Los Angeles Times earlier this week that each of the two GM-owned cars were worth about $1 million apiece.
In the same press conference, Mike Murphy of Scott, Murphy, and Daniel Construction, which the museum has hired to oversee the sinkhole repair efforts, said the sinkhole is repairable and that the building remains in good condition. He said that it would take up to two to three weeks for the firm to even begin to retrieve the cars and then another four to six days total to bring them up. "We have to make sure it is safe and that we can remove the vehicles without any further damage," he said.
Wendell Strode, executive director of the museum, said that he anticipates having the Skydome fully repaired by mid-August, in time for the museum's 20th anniversary celebrations.


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Thor Industries
Public | |
Traded as | NYSE: THO |
Industry | RV's |
Founded | 1980 (through acquisition of Airstream) |
Founder | Wade Thompson and Peter Orthwein |
Headquarters | Elkhart, Indiana, United States |
Key people
Wade Thompson (co-founder and CEO) Peter Busch Orthwein (co-founder and chairman) |
Revenue | $3.53 billion USD (2014)[1] |
$179 million USD (2014) | |
Number of employees
9400 |
Subsidiaries | See subsidiaries below |
Website | www |
Thor Industries, Inc. is an American manufacturer of recreational vehicles.
Thor Industries, Inc. was founded on August 29, 1980, when Wade F. B. Thompson and Peter Busch Orthwein acquired Airstream. The name "Thor" combined the first two letters of each entrepreneur's name. Despite its image, Airstream had not fared well during the economic downturn of the late-1970s. By focusing on improving quality while reducing costs, Airstream returned to profitability in its first year under the new Thor management.
In 1982, Thor purchased the Canadian company, General Coach, which manufactures travel trailers and motorhomes. Also part of this acquisition was Thor America, which manufactures Citation and Chateau travel trailers and fifth wheels.
In 1984, Thor became a public company and in 1986 was listed on the New York Stock Exchange. That same year, Forbes magazine ranked Thor sixth out of the "200 best small companies in America."[2]
In 1991, Thor acquired Dutchmen, a brand of fifth wheel and conventional travel trailers. Four Winds International, manufacturer of class A and C motorhomes, was acquired in 1992. Komfort, a maker of fifth-wheel and conventional travel trailers, and Skamper, a builder of folding camping trailers, became members of the Thor family in 1995.
1996 saw the start up of Thor California and the introduction of the Tahoe and Wanderer brands of trailers and fifth wheels. These products became instant hits with RV-ers and the fastest-growing brands on the market.[citation needed]
With the acquisition of Keystone RV in 2001, Damon RV in 2003, and CrossRoads RV in 2004, Thor Industries is the largest RV manufacturer.[3]
In September 2010, Thor Industries' subsidiaries Damon Motor Coach and Four Winds International merged to form Thor Motor Coach. Thor Motor Coach has become the top retail selling motorhome manufacturer in North America.[4] Thor Motor Coach produces several brands of Diesel Pushers, Class A, Class B Plus, Class C Motorhomes that are distributed in the Italy, United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, India, Japan, Canada, and the United States.
Thor announced its acquisition of Heartland Recreational Vehicles, LLC, a privately held RV manufacturer based in Elkhart, Indiana, for $100 million in cash and 4,300,000 shares of Thor Industries, Inc. common stock, subject to adjustment on Sept 17th, 2010. The acquisition, Thor's first major purchase since 2005 and just two weeks after its 30th anniversary, was rumored for several days.
In May 2013, Thor sold its ambulance manufacturing company, SJC Industries, to Allied Specialty Vehicles, including the McCoy and Miller and Marque brands.[5] In August 2013, Thor announced the sale of its bus businesses to ASV as well.[6] Until that time, Thor had been the largest mid-size bus manufacturer, having acquired ElDorado Motor Corp., National Coach, Champion Bus, Heartland and Goshen Coach companies between 1988 and 2012.[7]
Like several other firms in the industry, Thor offers employee incentives based on productivity, with reductions in bonuses based on warranty work. Thor encourages employees to be actively involved in community programs and Thor executives serve on the boards of numerous civic organizations.
Recreation Vehicles
- Airstream
- Breckenridge
- CrossRoads RV
- Dutchmen RV
- Redwood RV
- Keystone RV
- Heartland RV
- Livin Lite RV
- Bison Coach
Motorized Recreation Vehicles (Motorhomes)
- Airstream
- Thor Motor Coach (combined Four Winds International and Damon Motor Coach)
Former subsidiaries[edit]
Commercial Bus
- ElDorado National (sold 2013)
- Champion Bus Incorporated (sold 2013)
- General Coach America, Inc. (sold 2013)
- Goshen Coaches (sold 2013)
- SJC Industries (sold 2013)
- ^ http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/730263/000119312514353131/d753014d10k.htm
- ^ Thor Industries, Inc. - Company History
- ^ Thor Industries, Inc. (THO) - Company Profile
- ^ Data provided by Statistical Surveys (January 1, 2011 through September 30, 2012)
- ^ http://www.alliedsv.com/files/ASV%20-%20SJC%20Press%20Release.pdf
- ^ http://www.insideindianabusiness.com/newsitem.asp?id=60644
- ^ http://ir.thorindustries.com/about-thor/our-history/


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I heard the broadcast on BBC Radio Stoke this morning(16/05/13) and I was wondering if you had thought of having a Facebook page about 'Save Fenton Town Hall' with various bits of information about what is needed to raise the funds to buy the hall? I was just thinking that the more media coverage there is then maybe the more funds will be raised. You could also put old/present photo's of the hall to attract attention. There is a 'Meir Remembered' Facebook page which posts old photo's of Meir and surrounding towns and it seems to be very well visited, so maybe you could speak with them to get the town profile raised some what? I also saw that when Churnet Valley were trying to raise money they had a monitor on their website showing how much was raised at present and also showing how much more is needed to be raised. I think that might inspire people to donate a bit more if they can see how close you are to saving the full amount needed. I think it would be helpful to list what plans that might be being discussed if we do buy the hall, such as, leasing out rooms for commercial use or updating the hall to hold parties/weddings and if somebody donates to the cause then they might get discount when using the hall or maybe buy shares into it going forward.
Just a couple of thoughts that I hope may help!!!
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